William Jones

U.S. Representative
Born
April 5, 1855
Died
June 14, 1927
Age at death
72
Home state
Washington
Party
people's
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jones51,158
Opponents129,741
1
Elections run

William Jones (1855–1927), a People's politician from Washington, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in Washington's at-large district with 51,158 votes (28.28%), defeating James Lewis and William Doolittle and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has William Jones received?

William Jones has received 51,158 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Jones’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseWashingtonWon51,15828.28%James Lewis
William Doolittle

Samuel Hyde

C A Salyer

Martin Olsen

C E Mix
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000260) and Wikidata (Q1260918). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Jones: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-jones-washington. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.